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Easter celebrations cancelled in Spain and people are encouraged to worship from afar

lifting coronavirus lockdown could trigger measures to early a "deadly resurgence" in infections, The World Health organization's chief has warned.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that countries should be careful about the easing of restrictions, even as some are struggling with the economic impact.

Europe's worst affected countries, Spain and Italy, are both relaxing some of the measures, while their locks have continued.

Worldwide, there are 1. 6 million cases of coronavirus and 101,000 deaths.

presentation at a virtual press conference in Geneva, Dr. Tedros said there had been a "welcome slowdown" of the epidemics in some European countries.

He Said that WHO was working with governments to, strategies for easing the restrictions, but should be soon that this will not be done. said

"the lifting of the restrictions could be too fast of a deadly resurgence," He Said .

"The Way to the bottom can be as dangerous as The Way to the top, if not properly managed. "

such As Spain and Italy, easing curbs?

The government in Spain is to enable the preparation of some non-essential workers in sectors including construction and factory production, back to work on Monday.

Spain has the lowest daily Death Toll in 17 days, on Friday, with 605 people die. According to the latest figures, Spain has registered 15,843 deaths from The Virus .

However, the government called on the people to continue to maintain, social distance, rules over the Easter Long Weekend .

In Italy, the Prime Minister , Giuseppe Conte extended The National lockdown to 3. In may, warning that the gains Not Yet lost.

However, a small proportion of companies, which have been completed since the 12th century. March will be allowed to open on Tuesday.

Mr. Conte expressly bookstores, and children's mention of clothes shops, but the media reports suggest laundromats, and other services may also be included.

Only grocery stores and pharmacies have been approved since the lockdown started.

The Number of deaths in Italy, to 570 on Friday, according to a daily number of 610 The Day before, and The Number of new cases has declined slightly to 3,951 of 4,204.

elsewhere:

The Number of people who have died, with Covid-19 in France rose by almost 1,000 to 13,197 on Friday. However, The Number of people in intensive care units slightly decreased for The Second day in a row. is

"We seem to have reached a plateau, albeit a high level," Director for Health and Jérôme Salomon said.

to put the brakes on the spread of The Virus ?

THE head of Dr. Tedros welcomed the signs of a slowdown in infections in some European countries on Friday.

U.S. officials say. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White house coronavirus Task Force , said Friday that while there were encouraging signs that the epidemic has Not Yet reached its peak.

in the Meantime, Dr. Tedros has warned that The Virus spread quickly in other countries. He stressed that it had reached Africa, where He Said The Virus , rural areas.

"We now see a Cluster of cases, and community spread in More Than 16 countries" on The Continent , He Said .

"We expect a severe hardship for the already over-burdened Health systems, particularly in rural areas, which usually do not have the resources of those in the cities. "

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Source of news: bbc.com